Collins, who has sold 500 million copies of her often raunchy bestsellers, appeared on ITV's Loose Women just nine days before her death where she gave no indication that she was terminally ill.

Collins on Loose Women (Rex)

In the interview she discusses her wish for Angelina Jolie to play the lead role in an adaptation of her Santangelo book series.

"(Lucky Santangelo) is a character that women love because she is just strong [...] but I would love to see her played by Angelina Jolie. Because she's done it all, she's been there done that, she's had two different kinds of lives", Collins said.

The novelist, sister to actress and author Joan Collins, 82, flew from LA to London for the interview despite her illness, which was only revealed to Joan two weeks ago.

Collins had three daughters and was a grandmother-of-six. Private memorials will be held in the UK and US.

Jackie Collins (left) with her sister Joan at the 2015 Vanity Fair Oscar Party in Beverly Hills, California, in February 2015 (REUTERS/Danny Moloshok)